Rachel's Cards and Crafts

Well this is the card I have made for the It's a Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog his time. Beccy has designed the sketch this time as it is her last challenge with us as a guest designer. Recipe: Paper and Toppers: Crafter's Companion Flower Fairies CD1 - Almond Blossom Card Stock: Paper Mill Shop Gems: Stash Tools: Cuttlebug; Nestabilities. Why not pop over and check out the challenge blog for yourself?

This is the Card I have made for my parents' 35th anniversary on Monday. Inside Recipe: Papers and Inserts: Bearly Mine Designer Extreme 1 and Designer Inserts Extreme Card: Paper Mill and everycraftsapound.co.uk Stamps: Cute Companions Romance Stamp Set by Jayne Nestorenko by Crafter's Companion Colouring Medium: WHSmith Watercolour Pencils. Flowers: Petaloo Brads: Dovecraft Bows: Stash

This is the card I have made this morning for the Crafts 4 Eternitt Sketch #49 . But however when I have just gone to post on their website I relised it was last weeks sketch. Oh well, lol I am loosing track of the date as the year is flying by so fast!!! Recipe: Papers: Funky Hand - Yule be funky CD Stamp: Cuddly Buddly - Robbie Walking Card Stock: Blue and white - Paper Mill Shop; Blue Holographic - Stash Colouring Medium: Dove Craft Dual Brush Markers Tools: Cuttlebug snowflakes a2 embossingfolder; Cuttlebug snowflakes cut and emboss. Gems: Dovecraft

I made this card on friday using the Friday Sketchers #70 Sketch but didn't get round to posting on my blog. Recipe: Papers: Funky Hand - Yule be Funky CD Card Stock: White - Paper Mill Shop; Silver - everycraftsapound.co.uk Stamp: received in stamp swap Sentiment: Stash Colouring Medium: WHSmith Watercolour pencils. Tools: FISKARS Border Punch - Scalloped Lace; Cuttlebug snowflake cut and emboss; Nestabilities. Brad: Dovecraft

This is my card for the Moving Along with the Times Challenge #11 this week. Again I have used my Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Collection as I just love these little cuties!!! The recipe for this card is the same as my daisy and dandelion card below. However this time I have also used my nestabilities.

This is the card I made yesterday for the Inspirational Card Sketches #34 . Recipie Image: Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Coloured Sticker Papers: Daisy and Dandelion Christmas Collection A4 Paper Pack A winter's tale Card Stock: Red - Paper Mill Shop; Gold Mirror - everycraftsapound.co.uk Bow: From my stash Brads: From my stash so that's one more Christmas card down....................about another 100 to go lol Hugs Rachel

Well on the lookout for my next challenge I called onto the ABC blog and found that they are changing their challenges to fortnightly and also that the team are looking for new DT members to join them . This is what the info on their blog says: "Important news -From now on the ABC Challenge will be fortnightly. This week we are taking a break from the alphabet as we are holding a design team call. Unfortunately both Dawn and Cathy (whom help set up the challenge blog with Vicky) have stood down due to family commitments. I would like to thank them for the work they have put into the blog and also the wonderful cards they have produced for us. I hope that they will continue to join in the challenges and know that a place is here for them should they wish to rejoin the design team at any point. We are looking for new members for the team, if you would like to join please do the following: 1. Post about this on your blog and link it back. 2. Choose your 3 favourite cards and add the...

This is a card I have been asked to do for a wedding on Saturday. The happy couple are using VW Camper vans for their wedding transport. This is something very unique to me as hadn't heard of it but there is a company who specialises in this form of transport for special occassions. This is their website . I was asked to include pictures of the Camper vans on the card. Well I decided to make an A4 double pop out card. As you can see, I have used my cuttlebug to create the embossed pannels using my swiss dots folder and then I have used my nestabilities to house the images of the Camper Vans. I also was asked to include their names on the images of the Camper Vans. Paul is using the Red and White Van, and Sue the Cream one. Inside I have made heart shaped pop outs and from this hung wedding bells. I decorated the pop out section with gems for extra bling too. I used my nestabilities again for the greeting. I love using nestablilites as they just give the card something that bit spec...

Hi Everyone well over on It's A Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog this time it was Anne's time to design the sketch. She has made a wonderful sketch too. She is offering a wonderful prize of a Crafter's Companion Festive Occassions CD and we are also offering a DT guest place. So why not pop over and have a bash at it your self. Here is here sketch: And my card inside Recipe: Papers: Crafter's Companion Popcorn CD - Birthday Stamp: Crafter's Companion Popcorn - Party Time Card Stock: Green - The Paper Mill; Silver Mirror - everycraftsapound.co.uk Ribbon: Dovecraft Glitter: Stash Well as you may be able to see in the picture I sent this card to Jemmima (a great fellow crafting friend) for her birthday. She phoned me up yesterday thanking me so much for the card and saying she hadn't seen anything like it before. Well I was so chuffed as you can imagine. Thank you very much Jemmima for your lovely comments. I am glad you liked it. Well then evreryone that...

Well as I was checking out some of the challenge blogs this morning I came across this sketch over on Sketch Saturday. This sketch in particular is for their design team call . So I thought why not, I may as well have a bash at it. So here it is, I decided to go for the monochrome look. The outside Inside Recipe: Papers and inserts: Crafter's Companion Winter Tales CD Stamp: Crafter's Companion Winter Tales Stamp Set: Christmas Joy Ink: Ink it Up- Metallic Silver Embossing Powder: Crafter's Companion - Silver Ribbon: Black - Dovecraft; Silver - Papermania Bows: from my stash Gems: Artoz 5mm metallic silver Card stock: Black - Paper Mill Shop; Silver Mirror - everycraftsapound.co.uk Sentiment: Printed from PC using StarbabeHmk font

Well I have designed the sketch this week over on the Crafter's Companion Forum as Wendy is busy. Here is the sketch And here is the card I made Recipe Papers/Topper: Crafter's Companion Popcorn Xmas CD - Cosy and Warm Ribbon: From Stash Peel offs: Craft Creations Card stock: Silver and Red holographic - Create and Craft; White - Paper Mill Shop Stickles Glitter: Xmas Red

This is what I have been working on this afternoon. I have used the magical Christmas scene and decoupaged it both in for and front view. As I decoupaged the roof tops scene I decided to make a 'box' to house it. I have added folower soft onto the rooftops and sky however the picture doesn't show this up very well. I stamped one of the mice from the last years collection and coloured with watercolour pencils. I have added a stamped greeting and ribbon to embellish also. The base card stock and box are made from gold embossed card and I have also used gold mirror card and a patterned paper from the cd. The inside I have decorated too with the matching insert. I am sure that this year i will be using this cd and stamps to make alot of my christmas cards. Hugs Rachel xx

These are some cards I made for a fellow crafter for her 75th birthday. For this card I have used the Joanna Sheen Pamela West Cd. The numbers I have made using my Crafter's Companion stamps and coloured with watercolours. I have decorated with craft creations peel offs. For this next card I have used the Crad Creations Art Deco Cd. Thanks as usual for looking. Hugs Rachel xx

Well on Wednesday whilst watching Sara and Jane on Create and Craft I was inspired to make some Christmas cards using last years Christmas cute companions whilst I waited eagerly for my Cute Companions Walk in Wonderland Bumper pack to arrive!!! I made two lovely cards, which I must say I am really pleased with. This is the first one. I used the village scene, mounted this onto some silver mirror card and a silver pearl card. I then stamped some of the mice, the street lamp and two presents, then coloured these with watercolour pencils. I added some polar white flower soft and glamour dust to the village background, and then some additional glamour dust to the fur area's of the mouses coat. The next card I have used the fireside scene which has been decoupaged. Overall this card is 8x8" but has an a5 opening section. I have attached a panel on the left hand side consisting of gold mirror card, patterned paper and ribbon. I have then finished this card with a stamped greeting...

These next cards are from an order I did recently. However before I explain each card I must apologise for the quality of the photographs, my camera must have played up and did not realise until I had already delivered the cards to the customer. That will teach me for not loading the photos onto the computer beforehand. However I must say that the first picture didn't look like this on the preview screen of my camera, it seemed to go weird on uploading to the computer. I don't have the original photo either as my settings automatically erase the memory card once they are uploaded. Right then now that that's out of the way I will tell you a bit about the cards. This first one my outline was a 3d cake; colour theme of pink, white and black; and for a girly girl. Therefore I decided to do this 3d cake form Keepsakes by Design with my Craft Robo, and used my Cuttlebug to emboss it. The template also had the lovely lattice background which I cut from black pearl card.The pink i...

This is the card I have made for Sketch 32 over on the Crafters companion forum. Christine has designed the sketch this week as Wendy is away on holiday. I couldn't resist using this stamp from the Crafters Companion Popcorn Floral Range. I have coloured with watercolours. The papers and inserts are the from Bearly Mine Extreme Range. The card base is 7x7". Inside: Thanks for looking as always, Hugs Rachel xx

Well as I was doing some blog hopping this evening I came accross an award on Wendy's blog which she had kindly left me. Thank you so much Wendy!!! I would like to pass this award onto: Micky Donna Debbie Jeannette Poppy Fiona Jane Thanks to you all for your inspirational blogs and for following my blog. Hugs Rachel xxx